Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Stadio Ciro Vigorito will host the Serie B playoffs semi-final between Benevento and Pisa. The Gli Stregoni booked their place in the semis by beating Ascoli thanks to Gianluca Lapadula’s goal, but they do not want to stop now. Benevento aim to give fans yet another reason for celebration, and they are surely capable of matching Pisa on home soil. Gabriele Moncini remains in the recovery room, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
The visitors, on the other hand, finished the regular season in 3rd place, two points behind automatic promotion berth. Benevento and Pisa seem to be evenly matched at the moment, and we believe that punters from all four corners of the world can find value in betting on draw. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Campania.
Highlighted Player (Gianluca Lapadula):
Gianluca Lapadula, also known as Lapagol, due to his goalscoring abilities, was born in Turin and started his career at Juventus youth team, but was released because he wasn’t doing well in his studies. After the departure with Juventus, Lapadula perfected his goalscoring skills in lower Italian leagues and even spent one year in NK Gorica, Slovenia.
During his spell in Ravenna, he managed to finish the season 2012/13 as the top scorer in the group, netting 24 goals in the process. For a long period of time, the 28-year-old was Parma’s player, but he went on loans often, and, after Parma went bankrupt, Lapagol moved to Pescara. With 30 goals in 43 appearances, the striker caught the eye of Serie A giant Milan. He netted his first goal for the Rossoneri only three minutes after he came on as a substitute.
The following season Lapagol became the striker of Genoa. Even though he was called to play for Peru, the Genoa hitman decided to represent Italy, getting his first call to the senior squad in November 2016. However, he never made an official appearance for Italy, since he only played an unofficial friendly against San Marino, when he scored a hat-trick.